Design Management (Hons) University of the Arts London (UAL)

Overview

The Design Management (Hons) BA course from the University of the Arts London (UAL) key facts:

• The only undergraduate design management course of its kind delivered at a world-leading creative institution located in central London, with excellent links to the creative and cultural industries.

• A course with human-centred values, sustainability and design thinking at the core of subject delivery. Design thinking involves an approach to innovation and problem solving that takes into account “the needs of people, the possibilities of technology and the requirements for business success” (Tim Brown, IDEO).

• Real-world multidisciplinary design projects - work with a diverse team of industry active educators, professionals, creatives, external collaborators and visiting practitioners.

• Strong industry links - recent project briefs from design and branding agencies, non-profit organisations, research, strategy and marketing departments, start-ups, financial tech companies and competitions.

• Opportunities for international exchanges with Paris College of Art (PCA), Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) and IADE European Design School in Lisbon, Portugal.

• With over 95% graduate employment and postgraduate progression since 2015, with active alumni, we are a course that produces highly employable graduates, strategic thinkers, communicators, change makers and entrepreneurs.

• A focus on developing leadership and entrepreneurial mindsets, emotional intelligence and design competencies especially to support final year students.

Career opportunities:

• Career opportunities for graduates include strategists, production managers, researchers, start-up founders, design consultants, entrepreneurs, marketing managers, designers and future organisational leaders.

• There are also opportunities to study for further professional qualifications or postgraduate degrees at LCC, such as MA Design Management or MA Service Design.